The player could click to move their character, and attack enemies, also to smash and build Lego objects.

[2] The player could have up to three minifigures to quickly swap between while playing, and could also open their inventory to change which three they had immediate access to.

[2] The game underwent a beta testing phase, and was made public for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux, on 29 October 2014.

The game was fully released on 29 June 2015, although as a pay-to-play title, for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android.

[5] Due to the game's failure to meet Funcom's internal revenue forecasts, Lego Minifigures Online was shut down, on 30 September 2016.